page_title: Fuel tax
section_title: Tax rates
hierarchical_section_title: Fuel tax / Tax rates
caption_attribution_description: English: Fuel tax in different countries, in $ per gallon. As of 2010. Source: OECD/The Economist, 25 Sep 2010, p. 110.
context_page_description: A fuel tax is an excise tax imposed on the sale of fuel. In most countries the fuel tax is imposed on fuels which are intended for transportation. Fuels used to power agricultural vehicles, and/or home heating oil which is similar to diesel are taxed at a different, usually lower rate. The fuel tax receipts are often dedicated or hypothecated to transportation projects so that the fuel tax is considered by many a user fee. In other countries, the fuel tax is a source of general revenue. Sometimes, the fuel tax is used as an ecotax, to promote ecological sustainability. Fuel taxes are often considered by government agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service as regressive taxes.
context_section_description: International pump prices for diesel and gasoline are tracked by several websites, including Bloomberg L.P.. Price differences mostly reflect differences in tax policy. 
  A Nature study has shown that while gasoline taxes have increased in more countries than they have decreased in during the period 2003-2015, the global mean gasoline tax has decreased due to greater consumption in the low tax countries.
caption: Fuel tax in OECD countries 2010[4]
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